Chance Sisco
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Position:
C
Born:
02/24/95
Height:
6'2"
Weight:
195
B/T:
L/R
Acquired:
Drafted in the second round of the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft (BAL).
Most Recent Stats at Time of Debut
| Hitting .267 with seven home runs and 47 RBIs along with 23 doubles in 97 games at Norfolk (Triple-A). |
Info & MLB Debut Date
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Contract purchased from Norfolk on September 1 when rosters expanded. MLB Debut Date: 09/02/17 |
Debut Details
| September 2, in a 7-2 loss to the Blue Jays. A late-game defensive replacement, he did not come to bat. He came into catch in the top of the ninth inning, one of several switches made that inning, taking over behind the plate for starter Welington Castillo but inserted into the two-spot in the order replacing Manny Machado. |
Player Notes
| Sisco, taken by the Orioles out of Santiago High School in Corona, California, was Baseball America's Orioles Minor League Player of the Year in 2016 when he combined to hit .317 with six home runs, 51 RBIs and a .403 OBP/.430 SLG between Bowie (Double-A) and Norfolk and also came into 2017 as their No. 1 prospect in the system, lauding him as the club's best hitter for average and having its best strike zone discipline. Despite a slow start at Norfolk to start this year and some struggles along the way, appearing in just 97 games, he's still highly regarded for his plus arm, plate patience and excellent package of athleticism, tools and defensive promise. The left-handed hitter only switched to catcher in recent years, coming through high school as a shortstop, but he's proven to be a quick learner. The bat was always there, as he hit .363 in a brief pro debut in 2013, .340 in 2014 when he won the South Atlantic League batting title at Delmarva (Class A), and .297 between Frederick (High A) and Bowie in 2015 at age 20. |
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